WSB: Phillip Island season opener timetable and TV times

Winter is finally over. The 2018 race season starts this weekend with the opening round of the Superbike World Championship getting underway in Australia this weekend.

Phillip Island is renowned for producing close racing, and last year was no exception with Jonathan Rea beating Ducati’s Chaz Davies by less than a tenth of a second in both races.

With rule changes introduced for the 2018 season to make things even closer, it could be well worth a watch this weekend.

Eurosport will be back with live coverage from the event with MCN’s Greg Haines in the comms box alongside James Whitham.

CATCH UP: 

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• Lowes: ‘We can win races in 2018’

WorldSBK Phillip Island Timetable

Sessions in italic are shown live on Eurosport

Thursday 22^nd February/Friday 23^rd February

22:45-23:25: WorldSBK FP1
23:40-00:30: WorldSSP FP1
01:25-02:05: WorldSBK FP2
03:30-04:20: WorldSSP FP2
04:35-05:15: WorldSBK FP3 

Friday 23^rd February/Saturday 24^th February

Eurosport Live from 1:15am for Superpole and 3:45am for race

22:40-23:00: WorldSBK FP4
23:10-23:30: WorldSSP FP3
01:30-01:45: WorldSBK Superpole 1
01:55-02:10: WorldSBK Superpole 2
02:30-02:45: WorldSSP Superpole 1
02:55-02.45: WorldSSP Superpole 2
04:00: WorldSBK Race 1

 Saturday 24^th February/Sunday 25^th February

Eurosport live from 2:15am

23:05-23:20: WorldSSP Warm Up
23:30-23:45: WorldSBK Warm Up 
02:30: WorldSSP Race 
04:00: WorldSBK Race 2